Prompt 2 Sharp Tongue

[lynx212]

 

Pairing: Inuyasha/Miroku

Theme: 2. Sharp tongue

Rating: Teen (due to Inuyasha’s mouth)

Warning: None that I can really see
Word count: 1,020

 

 

When Kagome finally did return things were awkward to say the least. She didn’t have many kind words for me and I had just as many for her. I knew her feelings were hurt by my decision and that’s the only reason I let her get away with her current attitude. I hoped as time passed so would this and went on with my life as per usual.

 

I also know that Kaede let her have it for what had happened that caused me to have this streak of black hair. Even though I was outside when the priestess talked to the girl I had heard every word of their conversation and let’s just say, Kaede can be rather frightening when she wants to be.

 

We were all camping out within sight of Mt. Hakurei when the tension between Kagome and Miroku came to a head.

 

It was the third time–in as many meals– that the Miko had “accidentally” dropped the Houshi’s food on him while she was passing it. Childish I know but I think between that and her sour attitude Miroku had had it and I can’t say I blame him.

 

In an action very unlike him he gathered himself up, with the “spilled” ramen still in the folds of his robe and as he walked by the young priestess he unceremoniously dumped the noodles on her head. As she sat there seething he calmly walked back to his place around the fire and sat down like nothing had taken place.

 

“How. Dare. You.” She finally ground out between clenched teeth.

“And how dare you, under the pretense of it being an accident.” He replied calmly, a little too calmly if you ask me.

“I said I was sorry!” she shouted as she picked the food out of her hair.

“Unlike you, I will voice no such lie.” He replied.

 

From that point the whole thing disintegrated to a childish level of name calling.

 

“Stupid lecher.”

“Spoiled brat.”

“Lowlife monk.”

“Two-bit priestess.”

 

It went on for a while and through several creative uses of words I might add. I would have never intervened if Kagome hadn’t crossed a line.  

 

“Half-breeds whore.”

 

The entire campsite went still at this and for an instant she looked puzzled then I believe she played her own words back in her mind and she looked up at me with pleading eyes. That innocent face wasn’t going to help her much this time. I had put up with this long enough. I was willing to let her vent her frustrations and I was also willing to let Miroku fight his own battles, but this…this was too much. Not only was she calling my lover a whore, now all of a sudden I get dragged into this. It’s true I am a Hanyou, it was just the way she said it that crawled all over my skin. She said it as if his relationship with me made him vile somehow. Like I, was vile somehow.

 

I looked from her over to Miroku and he actually looked hurt. Mind you he looked mad as hell too but I could see the hurt under that angry mask he wore as well. I jumped down from the tree I was perched in and regarded her with cold eyes. “I have put up with your attitude for days now and this is where my patience ends Kagome.”

 

“I’m sorry Inuyasha I…”

 

I simply held up my hand to silence the girl.

 

“You have the right to feel whatever and however you wish but I would suggest from now on that you keep shit like that to yourself.”

“But I didn’t mean it. It just slipped and…”

 

I glared at her and she shrank back and lowered her eyes.

 

Quietly I walked over to Miroku and kneeled down so he could get on my back. We would be sleeping somewhere else tonight. He didn’t need to stay here with her and I sure as hell didn’t want to.  He climbed on without question and when I stood I looked over at the Ookami with a question in my eyes and when he nodded I firmly grasped the Houshi’s thighs and took off.

 

*        *        *

 

“What was that look about?” Sango asked me.

“He just wanted to make sure I was going to hang around here tonight. He didn’t want to leave you guys out here unprotected.”

 

She simply nodded at my answer and proceeded to unroll the blankets. It had been a long day for everyone and I was ready for it to be over. Just when I thought everyone was gonna turn in for the night, Kagome spoke up.

 

“I don’t know why he wouldn’t accept my apology.”

 

I saw Sango shaking her head in frustration as she covered up the fox kit that had chosen to snuggle up with Kilala for the night. Even he looked at the girl in disbelief before he shut his eyes for the night.

 

I was tempted to ignore her but to be truthful her comment had rubbed me the wrong way as well. It made me wonder if Sango was just gonna be a “demon’s whore” to Kagome once I made her my mate.

 

“You went too far Kagome. If it had been your arms Inuyasha was finding comfort in would it have been okay for Miroku to call you that? If he had, could you have simply accepted his apology?”

 

She lowered her head but said nothing.

 

“I thought as much.” I said as I moved closer to where Sango lay curled up and slipped my hand into hers.

“But that’s the problem,” the girl continued on to say, “It should be me.”

“Things didn’t go the way you wanted them to so that makes it okay for you treat them like crap? Above all else you were supposed to be their friend Kagome; this is not how a friend behaves.” 

 

With that said I leaned back against the tree I sat in front of and gazed up at the stars. I had had my say. I was done.

 

 

 

 

 

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*huggles*

I like him this way too... he's no sap in Falling Away but he's not the forceful dog we see in my wounds. Thanks I tried to keep him IC but it gets hard at times.

...now that I think of it I don't think you've read any of Falling Away oh well it's not necessary to enjoy my Inu/Mir (FA is Inu/Sess it's in my Journal if you wanna take a peak BTW it's tagged)